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what is the object in the profile picture is that ganymede

February 19, 1942 If Day

I call dibs on page 23 also plz update the duna and laythe threads

Thx for the link mods plz delete this thread then

Everyone name the funniest random Kerbal name you've seen in the game.

I guess Canada Battle of the Plains of Abraham? Also I have this, it's not technically a riddle but I bet you'll have a hard time figuring it out. I call this one "There's Water in all but the Seas" It's an icy place where people freeze There's a constantly oily breeze Days sixteen times too slow Islands come and they go And there's water in all but the seas Guess where that might be. Whoever gets this right gets a medal.

Nope lol I guess the next reply will be a Xannari Ferrows

The ancients had relatively advanced technology after all.

0/10 As for me you'll probably know me from the science subforum.

Banned for circumnavigating Moho.

I wonder what would happen if I blew up this iceberg here...

Soup, there's a waiter in my waiter!

42 why is earth

The ISS exists, but it is only over a certain relatively small area of Earth at a time and only for a short duration over that area, and it is to be decommissioned in 2020. Sirius is viewable from a large fraction of the planet at any given time.

I'm pretty sure it's Sirius.

can i do this in sandbox mode

thread wake up call also the weight of the amount of water you need to shield yourself from radiation is much more than you could lift cheaply from earth. the empty container for the water might have almost as much effect depending on how much you have. every 7 cm of water cuts radiation by 50%. idk how much radiation is in space though, lots of factors, etc.

Does it have to be the same kerbals on all moons? If we run out of fuel or need to conserve fuel can we get out of the ship and push it with the EVA jetpack? Can we use multiple ships (like one on each moon) going back and forth from a bigger ship?

In the Jupiter system there's not much that a human can do that a robot cannot. If you're drilling for ice, a robot can do that. If you're exploring oceans underground, a robot can do that. If you're planting a flag, a robot can do that. Unless there's life there, I see no reason for humans to go until we've used up all the space in less hostile environments like Mars or Earth first.

oh ok

IMO they stopped doing cool stuff at the end of the Apollo program. They've still got some pretty cool concepts, but they can't actually do them because their funding is so low. Private companies like SpaceX and Bigelow are overtaking them in terms of productivity.

.Yes. - - - Updated - - - Venus' heat is not primarily caused by radiation decay. As far as I know, the majority of the heat comes from a very strong greenhouse effect caused by the thick atmosphere (90 bars of CO2). The sheer density of the air close to the ground traps photons in the atmosphere, because whatever direction a photon tries to go, there'll very likely be a molecule in the way and it'll probably bounce back. Volcanoes also add a significant amount of heat to the air.

Oh. Thanks. Never mind that part then.

What would happen if Venus lost its whole atmosphere to space instantly? Would the planet try to expand instantly and end up covering itself in magma, or would it be slower like postglacial rebound (and do the same thing)? I think it would crack the surface into pieces and between the pieces lava would come up and engulf the pieces. Basically it tries to explode but is too heavy. What do you think would happen?

IMO the protocols need only apply to target objects at which life can survive, even dormant. an unmanned spacecraft purposed to dive into jupiter, for instance, would not need to be sterilized as any bacteria would be burned, melted, evaporated, and possibly plasmatized, in that order, when the probe does its thing. something like a europa lander, though, would need to follow the planetary protection protocols very well. - - - Updated - - - 100th post yay (or 101st whatevs)